Principal Investigator
Giusy Falcone
Principal Investigator — Aerospace Engineering
Email: falconeg@umich.edu
Education:
- Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2022
- M.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Pisa, 2017
- B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Pisa, 2014
Links: Google Scholar | LinkedIn
Ph.D. Students
Nihal Simha
Ph.D. Student
Program: Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Email: nihalsim@umich.edu
Previous Education: M.Eng., Aeronautical Engineering, Imperial College London, 2024
Links: Google Scholar | LinkedIn
Evan Yu
Ph.D. Student
Program: Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Email: evany@umich.edu
Previous Education: B.S., Aerospace Engineering, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, 2024
Links: Google Scholar | LinkedIn
Jakob Gorisek-Gazze
Ph.D. Student
Program: Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Email: jgorisek@umich.edu
Previous Education: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2026; B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2024
Links: LinkedIn
Mohammed Fadag
Ph.D. Student
Program: Ph.D., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Email: mfadag@umich.edu
Previous Education: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2026; B.S., Aerospace Engineering, King Fahd University of Petroleum and Minerals, 2024
Links: LinkedIn
Visiting Researchers
Kuang Sun
Visiting Researcher
Education: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan, 2026
Email: kuangsun@umich.edu
Links: LinkedIn
M.S.E. Students
Jackie Hu
M.S.E. Student
Program: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Email: huyk@umich.edu
Undergraduate Researchers
Dominik Bodzianowski
Undergraduate Researcher
Program: B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Links: LinkedIn
Molly Maloney
Undergraduate Researcher
Program: B.S.E., Computer Science, University of Michigan
Email: mjmal@umich.edu
Links: LinkedIn
Rahul Shirishkar
Undergraduate Researcher
Program: B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
Email: rshirish@umich.edu
Links: LinkedIn
Alumni and Former Researchers
Alumni are always welcome to share updates with the lab.
- Alessandro Piotto: Former Visiting Scholar, Politecnico di Milano (Current: PwC France)
- Anay Moitra: B.S.E., Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
- Arjun Krishnan: Former Visiting Scholar (Current: M.S.E. Student, Robotics, University of Michigan)
- Ayush Tokeria: B.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (Current: Mechanical Systems Contributor at Conex Research)
- Charles Weber: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
- Clark Zhang: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (Current: Aerospace Engineer at SpaceX)
- Giovanni Romagnoli: Former Visiting Scholar, Ph.D. Student, University of Pisa
- Liyan Luo: B.S.E., Robotics, University of Michigan
- Maxwell Gonzalez: M.S.E., Robotics, University of Michigan (Current: General Dynamics Mission Systems)
- Ramona Cheng: B.S.E., Computer Science and Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (Current: Reliable Robotics Corporation)
- Robert Macpherson: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
- Saikrishna Swaminathan: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (Current: Auros)
- Samuel Mo: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
- Tarun Ramireddy: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan
- Yixuan Zhang: M.S.E., Aerospace Engineering, University of Michigan (Current: Mechanical Engineering Development Program at GE Appliances)
- Zhongxiao Deng: M.S.E., Robotics, University of Michigan (Current: Ph.D. Student in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering at UC Davis)